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EMPLOYEE WAS OVERHEAD WELDING ON THE REAR ROOF SECTION OF THE DRAGLINE. IT WAS ON THE GROUND. THE I-BEAM LEGS WERE BEING WELDED IN PLACE TO SUPPORT THE FAN HOUSE. HE WAS NOT WEARING LEATHER HI GH-CUFF WELDING GLOVES. HE WAS WEARING REGULAR WORK GLOVES WITH A FABRIC BACK. THE WELDING SLAG BURNED THROUGH THE GLOVES.
PRINCIPAL WAS OPERATING A RADIAL ARM SAW EQUIPPED WITH A DADO BLADE. THE BLADE CAUGHT BOARD AND PULLED HIS THUMB INTO THE BLADE.
PRINCIPAL WAS USING AN AIR GRINDER ON METAL. A PIECE OF THE MATERIAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
USING 90# JACKHAMMER FOR DEMOLITION OF CONCRETE AND LOADING OF MANLIFT BASKET FOR TRANSPORT. APPARENT STRAIN TO BACK MUSCLES AND VERTIBRAE.
PRINCIPAL & A COWORKER WERE INSTALLING A FLOOR SUPPORT ON THE 2570 DRAGLINE THE SUPPORT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A GEAR & WAS PROPELLED INTO THE AIR STRIKING THE PRINCIPAL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE PRINCIPAL RECEIVED A BROKEN LEFT JAW BONE
PRINCIPAL WAS OPERATING A HANDHELD AIR CHIPPER TO REMOVE CERAMIC TILE FROM A SLUICEWAY IN THE PREPLANT THE TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING THE PRINCIPAL RT HAND TO CONTACT A SHARP EDGE OF THE TILE PRINCI PAL RECEIVED SIX (6) SUTURES
USING OXYGEN & ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH, EMPLOYEE HAD CUT OUT A JUNCTION BOX LATCH, PUT LATCH IN VISE AND WAS GRINDING IT DOWN AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE.
PRINCIPAL WAS STOOPED OVER WELDING ON STEEL DOGS ON THE 49-A-R DRILL. AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
PRINCIPAL WAS BACKING A 475 KOMATSU DOZER & STRUCK A LARGE ROCK
PRINCIPAL WAS USING A 1" DRIVE AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE DRAG DRUM ON THE 8750 DRAGLINE. AS THE BOLT WAS BEING TURNED OUT THE WRENCH RAISED AND CAUGHT THE PRINCIPAL'S LEFT INDEX FIN GER BETWEEN A GUARD AND THE AIR WRENCH. PRINCIPAL RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
PRINCIPLE WAS MOVING A SMALL CASE ON A WORK BENCH WITH AN ELECTRIC HOIST. THE CASE SLIPPED FROM THE HOOK ON THE HOIST. THE PRINCIPLAL JUMPED BACKWARD AND FELL ON A SMALL WOODEN STOOL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO DRIVE SPIKES INTO RAILROAD TIES WHILE PERFORMING WORK TO THE TRACK. THE END OF THE JACK HAMMER BOUNCED OFF OF THE TOP OF A SPIKE AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS BOO T. THE END WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT STRIKING HIS LITTLE TOE, CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR A CHAIN HOOKED UP TO A DRILL WITH WRENCH. WHEN DRILLER STARTED TO PULL THE WRENCH BY HYDRAULICS, THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT UPPER CALF BELOW TH E KNEE CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND 6 MM IN DIAMETER
SHIFTING WT OF FILTER DRUM FROM HOIST TO TROLLEY HOIST IT SPREAD APART FORM BEAM FELL STRIKING INJ EMP REC STITCHES FRACT COLLAR BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS FEELING FOR AN AIR LEAK. HE REACHED TO WARD THE ACTUATOR ROD TO THE SAME TIME EMPLOYEE CLOSED A VALVE THAT TOOK THE AIR PRESSURE OFF THE CHAMBER. THE RETURN SPRING PUSHED THE ROD. THUS CATCHING EMPLOYEE FINGER BETWEEN THE SPRING AND THE CHAMBER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GRINDER ON SIDE OF BUCKET IN FRONT OF HOIST TRUNION AIR FROM GRINDERR BLEW MATERIAL AGAINST FRONT OF HOIST TRUNION AND BACK INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
DRAG ROPES HAD BEEN TURNED DRUM BEING TURNED TO WIND ROPES ONTO DRUM.CABLE NOT REELING PROPERLY ON DRUM LAGGING DUE TO DEFLECTION BLOCK ON DRUM.CABLE LAYING ON BLOCK INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND.US ED PRY BAR TO GET CABLE OFF DEFLECTOR.CABLE CAME OFF CAUGHT PRY BAR,FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND LAGGING.
REMOVING LEFT STEM RACK CYCLINDER EMPLOYEE KNOCKED PIN OUT OF THE LINE END OF CYCLINDER,EMPLOYEE GRABBED RAM TO SEE IF IT WAS BROKEN OFF INSIDE OF CYCLINDER.RAM SHOT OUT OF CYCLINDER PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN THE RAM AND TWO EYELETS WELDED TOTHE STEM RACK PIVOT ARM.
REMOVING LUG NUTS FROM 120 TON DUMP CO WORKER USING IMPACT WRENCH IN CATCHING NUTS AS SPUN OFF WRENCH SPUN NUT OFF DRIPPED DOWN AND CASUGH FINGER ON PLANTARY.
WHILE PULLING DRILL POWER CABLE WITH DOZER EMPLOYEE WAS SIGNALING DOWN GENERATOR TO STOP CABLE PULLED TIGHT STRICKING HIM ON RT LEG ABOVE ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FLIP & FALL
WHILE CUTTING PIN KEEPER FROM 4250 DRAGLINE BUCKET HOIST EQUALIZER LINK A ROCK ROLLED DWON THE APPROX 45% SLOPE HITTING EMPL IN MIDDLE OF BACK
A PIECE OF PIPE FELL OFF OF STRUCTURE OF DRAGLINE ONTO LEFT SHOULDER.
WAS GRINDING ON THE BOOM CHORD PIP AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPL USING OXY/ACETY CUTTING OUT CRACK IN FLOOR OF DRAGLINE.CRACK RAN THRU THEIR HOLES WHERE EMPL HAD BEEN PUT UNDER RAIL FLARE BEFORE APPARENTLY GREASE HAD WORKED IN UNDER ONE OF THESE HOLES. WHILE CUTTING THE GREASE STARTED TO BURN FIRE CAME OUT AND IT BURNT FACE AND NECK.
INSTALLING A CRAWLER ROLLER INTO FRAME D-9 DOZER A FLOOR CRAGNE WAS USED TO POUTION THE ROLLER THE LONG TIPS LIFT BRACKET SLIPPED FROM THE ROLLER DUE TO MUD IN THE SEAT THE TOLLER FELL 6 8 INC
EMPLOYEE WAS FABERICATING A NEW TNK TO STORE OIL. EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A WELD WHEN FORIEN MATERIAL FLEW IN AND AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
WAS WORKING ON THE ALIGNMENT OF THE GEAR SEGMENTS,GRINDING ON SOME OF THE PLATES.A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE BECOMING EMBEDDED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED IN HOSPITAL;PRESCRIPTION REQUIR ED TO PREVENT INFECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON THE BOOM MAIN CHORD AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE, CAUSING AN ABRASION, REQUIRING A PRESCIPTION FOR THE PREVENTION OF INFECTION.
INJURED WAS GRI3DING ON THE REV FRAME OF THE 2570 DRAGLINE BEING ERECTEDHAD SAFETY GLASSES ON PIECE OF SLAG CAME AROUND THE BACKSIDE AFTER BEING REFLECTED OFF THE SIDE PIECE OF STEEL
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N WORKING ON 100 TON RAILROAD COAL CAR DOORS. AIR HAD TO BE BLED FROM AIR LINE. EMPLOYEE CRACKED THE VALVE ON AIR LINE WHEN END OF RAILROAD CAR AIR HOSE FLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM UNDER CHIN. 3
WAS CUTTING THR2UGH A HOLE ON THE TUB OF THE 2570 DRAGLINE TO REPAIR A HOLE THEN WATER CAME THROUGH WHEN HE CUT CLEAR THROUGH HOT WATER (HEATED FROM CUTIN TORCH) CAME DOWN BURNING HIS EYES
WAS WELDING ON 7HE 2570 DRAGLINE & BURNT EYES THEN WAS GRINDING & GOT A PIECE OF SLAG IN RIGHT EYE
WELDING ON BOOM3TABLE CHIPPING SLAG PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO EYE BECOMING EMBEDDED IN H IS RIGHT EYE
GRINDING ON TUB3OF 2570 DRAGLINE WAS WEARING HIS SWELDING HOOD & SAFETY GLASSES FOREIGN PARTICAL CAME UNDER HOOD & EMBEDDED IN H IS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING WITH AN AIR GRINDER WHEN A SPARK CAME UNDER HIS HOOD/FACE SHIELD AND GOGGLES,WAS A PIECE OF METAL AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS WELDING 5 CRITICAL WELD AREA REALIZING HIS WRIST WAS GETTING HOT THRU HIS GLOVE BUT KEPT WELD THRU THE CRITICAL AREA, WHEN HE FINISHED HE NOTICED HE HAD BURNT HIS WRIST, RECEIVING A BL ISTER. 3
WAS GRINDING ON3THE REVOLVING FRAME TO THE 2570 DRAGLINE & A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE BECAME EMBEDDED
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF TUB TO 2570 DRAGLINE,OVERHEAD,PARTICLES OF DUST,DIRT FLYING AROUND.FOREIGN PARTICLE(STEEL) INTO EYE.WAS NOT EMBEDDED BUT DUE TO IRRITATION THE EYE BEC AME INFECTED OR3SUBSITABLE TO INFECTION.PRESCRUIPTION WAS NEEDED.
CHANGING TEETH 2N DRAG BUCKET USING TRUCK CRANE EMPLOYEE HAD UNHOOKED CABLE FROM TOOTH POINT CRANE OPERATOR STARTED MOVING CRANE BOOM BEFORE I.NAME GOT OUT OF WAY HOOK STRUCK HIM ON BACK LEFT SIDE OF HIS HAR8 HAT KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND
I.NAME WELDING 2N TUB OF 2570 DRAGLINE AND PIECE OF HOT SLAG BURNT LEFT ELBOW.2 WKS LATER ELBOW BECAME INFECTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING DUMP CABLE WHEN EMPLOYEE CUT CABLE IT SLIPPED UPWARD HIT WELDING TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE OTHER END TO SLIDE ON GROUND PINNING EMPLOYEE ANKLE BETWEEN CABLE AND DRAG CHAIN.
TRANSFORMER STA7ION WERE DELIVERED TO THE MINE ON A TRACTOR TRALIER LOW-BOY . CORNER EYE HAD BEEN OUT TO SHORTEN THE WITH OF THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE HAD A 5 GALLON BUCKET SETTING ON THE GROUND. HE WAS SETTING 2N BUCKET WELDING THE EYES BACK ONTO THE TRANSFORMER SO IT COULD BE UNLOADED. WELDING NEAR SHOULD LEVEL WHILE SETTING ON BUCKET.
TESTING D8L DOZ9R POWER TRAIN SENDING UNIT HAD END OF TORQUE CONVERTER TEMPERATURE GAUGE INTO A CONTAINER OF OIL,USING TORCH TO HEAT OIL, THE GAUGE HAD GONE TO APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY, APPROX 2 40 DEGREES FAHR1 THE SENDING UNIT ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE EXPLODED CAUSING HOT OIL TO SPLASH THE HOT OIL INTO HIS FACE AND ACROSS HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEES WERE 6NLOADING WIRE ROPE REELS FROM RAILROAD CAR.110 TON HOOK WAS BEING POSITIONED IN CENTER OF REEL SO IT COULD BE HOOKED TO LIFTING CABLE. CRANE HOOK HIT HIM ON HARD HAT CAUSING EM PLOYEE TO DUCK 5ND RAISING HIS HANDS. HANDS PINCHED BETWEEN HOOK AND WIRE ROPE REEL.
EMPLOYEE HAD SA0ETY GLASSES UNDER HOW WELDING HOOD. WAS IN A CONFID AREA USING AN AIR CHIPPED FOREIGN MATERIAL CAME IN AND AROUND WELDING HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE USING 5IR GRINDER WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL CAME AROUND AND UNDER WELDIN G HOOD AND SAFETY GLANER EMBEDDING INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE RELATE8 HE WAS GRADING HAULROAD,THE BLADE STRUCK A ROCK WHICH WAS IN HAULROAD CAUSING IT TO THROW HIM AND HITTING HIS RIGHT GROIN ON STEERING WHEEL.HE RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT TIME OF INJURY1 THIS BECAME REPORTABLE ON 12-07-87 WHEN HE ENTERED THE HOSPITAL)(EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL EXAMINATION 11-17-87 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA.)
PUTTING PIP PLU1 INTO CYLINDER BLOCK USING 3/8 IDR RATCHET AS HE WAS WORKING RATCHET UP AND DOWN HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER NUCKLE STRUCK A SHARP EDGE OF CYLINDER BLOCK, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND NEXT DAY SW9LING OCCURRED WITH BLOOD POISON
USING AIR WRENC3WITH A 3/4" SOCKET REPAIRING HYDRAULIC PUMP WHEN THE SOCKET BROKE CAUSING PIECES OF CHROME FROM THE SOCKET TO STRIKE AND IMBEDD INTO RING AND INDEX FINGER OF LIFT HAND.
EMP USING A STA7IONARY GRINDER GRINDING A RUBBER BUSHING DOWN WHEN RUBBER BUSHING CAUGHT IN WHEEL FORCING HIS FINGER INTO GRINDING WHEEL CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER